40 Reasons We Still Need Feminism

http://www.buzzfeed.com/janeclaireh/40-reasons-we-still-need-feminism-cqtr

Upon discovering this BuzzFeed article, I got really excited to see what it entailed! It reminded me a lot of the poster series that Hannah did for the Women's and Gender Studies Department, but just on a much different level, kind of like the All of Us Campaign. I think this would be an awesome activism project for someone to do or for Una to conduct! It definitely spoke volumes to read all the reasons why feminism is still needed in our society, especially when so many people think that feminism is dead or that equality has already been achieved...it still saddens me to think that some people actually believe that.

One thing I loved about the campaign was all the diversity in it. There were girls of different races, different ages, different sizes, and even men took part in it! Even though I do not know the demographics of the community where this was conducted, I would have loved to see even more diversity in this! Nevertheless, it spoke volumes to me. Some of the things that I read I also have experienced in my own life, but some of them seemed to give me a whole other perspective on feminism and why some individuals become involved in the movement.

Here are the ones that really stood out to me:

"I didn't learn about feminist issues until college. Crazy."
"I'm tired of having to remind people I'm a person not an object."
"Ain't nobody go time fo' sexism."
"There's nothing negative about being a pussy!"
"Our bodies are still being legislated and we all deserve autonomy."
"Feminism helps men become fully human."
"Because it's 2013 and politicians are still arguing about women's reproductive rights."
"I want a job!"
"Women have a small penis. It's called a clitoris!"
"When I tell people I'm majoring in physics, I shouldn't hear, 'But you're a girl!'"

So what do you guys think? Think this would be something really cool to have at SLU? We have the All of Us Campaign and the Women's and Gender Studies Department poster series...why can't we have photos stating why feminism is still needed in our society?!?!